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Napa Valley

Sub-zone

Napa Valley is a named sub-zone of North Coast in the United States, covering 162,108 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Napa Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
North Coast
Protected since
1981-02-27
Area
162,108 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
67.82 × 51.02 km
Centre
38.4617° N, 122.3142° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.23

Where it is

Nearest town
18 km north of Napa
Nearest city
35 km east of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
35 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (11 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Bivongi (Italy), Yamagata (Japan)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
0–1,281 m
Mean elevation
266 m

Measured over the whole outline on 114,191 elevation cells of about 120 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Napa Valley (Cabernet)

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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Counties · 1

Inside Napa Valley · 16

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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